Bridge between washer and dryer

ABSTRACT

The above discussed invention is all about various configurations of the ramp bridge assembly to arrange it with various models of washer and dryer or any other possible appliances. To provide ease of transfer of washed clothes from washer to dryer. This invention also helps prevent washed clothes from falling on the ground, easy transfer, quick transfer and to avoid back pain for the user. This invention is also compatible, and portable.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

In order that the invention maybe more fully understood, it will now bedescribed, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawingin which:

FIG. 1 is an illustrative Isometric view of ramp bridge assembly of thepresent invention in use;

FIG. 2 is a perspective of rear, front, side, bottom, top and isometricviews of ramp bridge of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is perspective of top, side, and isometric views of pole of thepresent invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective of side, top and isometric views of combiner ofthe present invention;

FIG. 5 is a perspective of isometric view of variation in ramp bridgeassembly for washer and dryer side by side or perpendicular to eachother configuration of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a perspective of front, isometric, side bottom top and frontviews of the T-joint of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a perspective of isometric, side, top and bottom views of basein the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a perspective of isometric view of horizontal bridge assemblyof the present invention;

FIG. 9 is perspective of isometric, top, side, and bottom views ofhorizontal bridge of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a perspective of isometric view of variation in horizontalbridge assembly for washer and dryer side by side to each other orperpendicular to each other configuration in the present invention;

FIG. 11 is an illustrative isometric view of the ramp bridge assembly ofthe present invention in use with washer top load and dryer side load.

FIG. 12 is an illustrative isometric view of the horizontal bridgeassembly of the present invention in use with washer and dryer sideload.

FIG. 13 is an illustrative isometric view of the horizontal bridgeassembly of the present invention in use with washer and dryer top load.

FIG. 14 is an illustrative isometric view of the ramp bridge assemblyfor washer and dryer side by side or perpendicular to each otherconfiguration of the present invention in use with washer top load anddryer side load.

FIG. 15 is an illustrative isometric view of the ramp bridge assemblyfor washer and dryer side by side or perpendicular to each otherconfiguration of the present invention in use with washer and dryer sideload.

FIG. 16 is an illustrative isometric view of the of horizontal bridgeassembly for washer and dryer side by side or perpendicular to eachother configuration of the present invention in use with washer anddryer top load.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The invention will be primarily described within the context ofembodiments; however, those skilled in the art and informed by theteachings herein will realize that the invention is also applicable toother technical areas and/or embodiments. Practitioners skilled in theart will recognize numerous other embodiments as well.

The Illustrative embodiments described herein are not meant to belimiting. It may be readily understood that certain aspects of thedisclosed embodiments can be arranged and combined in a variety ofdifferent configurations, all of which are contemplated herein.

In one embodiment, the composite structure is a bridge between washerand dryer, wherein washer is top load and dryer is a side load, howeverwasher and dryer facing each other. In other embodiment, the compositestructure is a bridge between washer and dryer, wherein washer is a topload and dryer is also a top load, however washer and dryer facing eachother. In another embodiment, the composite structure is a bridgebetween washer and dryer, wherein washer is a side load and dryer arealso a side load, however washer and dryer facing each other.

In one embodiment, the composite structure is a bridge between washerand dryer, wherein washer is top load and dryer is side load, howeverwasher and dryer are sitting side by side to each other. In anotherembodiment, the composite structure is a bridge between washer anddryer, wherein washer is a top load dryer is also a top load, howeverwasher and dryer sitting side by side to each other. In yet anotherembodiment, the composite structure is a bridge between washer anddryer, wherein washer is a side load and dryer are also a side load,however washer and dryer are sitting side by side to each other.

To illustrate the versatility the composite structure can be installedon a surface, where things need to be transferred from one point inheight to another point in height, possibly high to low or between samelevel of height. The composite structure can be configured for myriad ofusage. For example, the composite structure can be used to slide variousthings such as clothes, utensils etc.

The various embodiments enable, support and/or provide a new paradigm inthe field of consumer goods. The embodiments disclose a bridge betweenwasher and dryer, which enables the user with an easy, quick, andeffortless transfer of clothes from washer to dryer. This embodiment ofbridge between washer and dryer provides a great solution fortransferring clothes from washer to dryer. For example, user picks upwet washed clothes from washer and drops on the said embodiment, whichis very less effort compared to transferring the clothes from washer todryer one at a time.

Bridge between washer and dryer, prevents wet washed clothes fromfalling on the ground, when the user tries to transfer them to dryer.There is a lot of pain involved in transferring clothes from washer todryer. The wet clothes while transferring from washer to dryer oftenfall on the floor which is often dirty. The above said embodimentprevents the clothes from falling on the floor, by providing a downwardslope with guarded walls.

Bridge between washer to dryer, provides easy and quick transfer ofwashed clothes from washer to dryer. User picks up the wet clothes fromwasher and drops them off on the slope of the bridge between washer anddryer, the slope contains the clothes and slides them into the dryer.Unlike before, user does not have to bend multiple times and pickclothes from washer and again bend to drop them off in dryer.

FIGS. 1-16 illustrates a composite structure 100, 500, 800, 1000.

FIG. 1 depicts isometric and side views of an exemplary compositestructure according to an embodiment. The composite structure preferablycomprises of three (4) major segments, namely, (1) ramp bridge 105, (2)pole 106, (3) combiner 107, (4) rope 108.

FIG. 2 depicts Isometric, Bottom, top and left views of exemplary rampbridge 105 according to an embodiment of composite structure of FIG. 1 .Ramp bridge shown in FIG. 2 facilitates the clothes to slide down theramp bridge into the dryer.

FIG. 3 depicts Isometric, top, and side views of an exemplary polemechanism 106, according to an embodiment of the composite structure ofFIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 depicts Isometric, top, and side views of an exemplary combinermechanism 107, according to an embodiment of the composite structure ofFIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 depicts Isometric view of an exemplary composite structureaccording to an embodiment. The composite structure preferably comprisesof five (6) major segments, namely, (1) ramp bridge 105, (2) pole 106,(3) combiner 107, (4) rope 108, (5) T-joint 505, (6) base 506.

FIG. 6 depicts Isometric, top, side views of an exemplary T-jointmechanism 505, according to an embodiment of the composite structure ofFIG. 5 .

FIG. 7 depicts Isometric, top, bottom and side views of an exemplarybase 506, according to an embodiment of the composite structure of FIG.5 .

FIG. 8 depicts Isometric view of an exemplary composite structureaccording to an embodiment. The embodiment preferably consists of three(3) major segments namely, (1) pole 106, (2) combiner 107, (3) slopebridge 805.

FIG. 9 depicts Isometric, top, and side views of an exemplary slopebridge 805, according to an embodiment of the composite structure ofFIG. 8 .

FIG. 10 depicts Isometric view of an exemplary composite structureaccording to an embodiment. This embodiment preferably consists of six(5) major segments namely, (1) pole 106, (2) combiner 107, (3) T-joint505, (4) base 506, (5) slope bridge 805.

FIG. 11 depicts isometric view of an exemplary composite structureaccording to an embodiment. This embodiment preferably consists of six(6) major segments namely, (1) ramp bridge 105, (2) pole 106, (3)combiner 107, (4) thread/rope 108, (5) washer top load 1200, (6) dryerside load 1300. As described above, composite structure 100, preferablyconsists of ramp bridge 105, pole 106, combiner 107, thread/rope 108.All four (4) parts mentioned above are interdepend able. Which meansthat the shape of composite structure 100 changes. The compositestructure 100 serves as a bridge between washer top load 1200 and dryerside load 1300, in a way that pole 106 gets combined with another pole106 using a combiner 107, thus becoming long enough pole 109 to spanfrom the top surface of washer top load 1200, to stop surface of dryerside load 1300, with ramp bridge 105, sloped towards or into the mouthof dryer side load 1300. The user picks up washed clothes from washertop load 1200 and drops them on the ramp bridge ramp bridge 105. Theclothes dropped on 105 gets slided into the mouth. The compositestructure 100 can be folded and held together using strap 110 hangingunder 105, which is stitched to 105.

FIG. 12 depicts isometric view of an exemplary composite structureaccording to an embodiment. This embodiment preferably consists of seven(7) major segments namely (1) horizontal bridge 805, (2) pole 106, (3)combiner 107, (4) thread rope 108, (5) strap 110, (6) washer side load1500, (7) dryer side load 1300. As described above, composite structure800, preferably consists of horizontal bridge 805, pole 106, combiner107, thread/rope 108, pole assembly 109 and strap 110. The compositestructure 800, preferably consists of horizontal bridge 805 betweenwager side load 1500 and dryer side lid 1300. The composite structure800 is a derivative of composite structure 100. The thread/ rope 108which is located at six different locations on ramp bridge 105, whentied to the pole 106, at all 6 locations, results in composite structure100 transform into composite structure 800. The composite structure 800,can be placed in between washer side load 1500, and dryer side load1300, by resting each side of composite structure 800 into the mouth ofwasher side load 1500, and dryer side load 1300. The composite structure800, when placed between washer side load 1500, dryer side load 1300,can be used as a place to in strangle the wet clothes before placingthem into dryer side load 1300.

FIG. 13 depicts isometric view of an exemplary composite structureaccording to an embodiment. This embodiment preferably consists of seven(7) major segments namely (1) horizontal bridge 805, (2) pole 106, (3)combiner 107, (4) thread rope 108, (5) strap 110, (6) washer top load1200, (7) dryer top load 1700. As described above, composite structure800, preferably consists of horizontal bridge 805, pole 106, combiner107, thread/rope 108, pole assembly 109 and strap 110. The compositestructure 800, preferably consists of horizontal bridge 805 betweenwasher top load 1200 and dryer top load 1700. The composite structure800 is a derivative of composite structure 100. The thread/ rope 108which is located at six different locations on ramp bridge 105, whentied to the pole 106, at all 6 locations, results in composite structure100 transform into composite structure 800. The composite structure 800,can be placed in between washer top load 1200, and dryer top load 1700,by resting each side of composite structure 800 on the top surface ofwasher top load 1200, and dryer top load 1700. The composite structure800, when placed between washer top load 1200, dryer top load 1700, canbe used as a place to untangle the wet clothes before placing them intodryer top load 1700.

FIG. 14 Depicts isometric view of an exemplary composite structureaccording to an embodiment. This embodiment preferably consists of nine(9) major segments namely. (1) ramp bridge 105, (2) pole 106, (3)combiner 107, (4) thread/rope 108, (5) t-joint 505, (6) base 506, (7)strap 110, (8) washer top load 1200, (9) dryer side load 1300. Asdescribed above composite structure 500, preferably consists of rampbridge 105, pole 106, combiner 107, thread/rope 108, t-joint 505, base506, strap 110. The composite structure 500 serves as a slidingmechanism structure wherein washed clothes are dropped in the rampbridge 105, pole 106 is slider through the sleeve of the ramp bridge105. Each side of ramp bridge 105 need two (2) pole 106, connected withcomber 107, at the center of sleeve as pottery in composite structure500. The far end of pole 106 on both sides of composite structure rampbridge 105, towards the inclined side of ramp bridge 105, is connectedt-joint 505. T-joint 505 has three (3) openings right angles to eachother as portrayed in right side view 605, 610, and 630 each end of pole106, connected to ramp bridge 105 are on the inclined side of rampbridge 105, gets connected to t- joint front view of 605. A pole 106runs through T-joint side view 605, from T-joint 505 on the right oframp bridge 105, to the openings on T-joint 505 side view 605 on theleft side of ramp bridge 105. A pole 106 on either side gets connectedto combiner 107. The bottom edge of pole 106 on either side of 105 getsconnected to base 506. Thus, forming the composite structure 500. Thecomposite structure 500, can be in a scenario with a top load six (6)sided box capable of washing and side load dryer. Wherein user pullswashed clothes from washer top load 1200 and drop off on ramp bridge105.

FIG. 15 depicts isometric view of an exemplary composite structureaccording to an embodiment. This embodiment preferably consists of nine(9) major segments namely (1) ramp bridge 105, (2) pole 106, (3)combiner 107, (4) thread rope 108, (5) T-joint 505, (6) base 506, (7)strap 110, (8) washer side load 1500, (9) dryer side load 1300. Thecomposite structure 500, as described in FIG. 14 is placed in thesimilar method described in FIG. 14 .

FIG. 16 depicts isometric view of an exemplary composite structureaccording to an embodiment. This embodiment preferably consists of seven(7) major segments namely (1) horizontal bridge 805, (2) pole 106, (3)combiner 107, (4) T-joint 505, (5) base 506, (6) washer side load 1500,(7) top load dryer 1700. As described above, composite structure 1000,preferably consists of horizontal bridge 805, strap 110, thread/rope108, T-joint 505, base 506, washer side load 1500, dryer top load 1700.The composite structure 1000 serves as a slider mechanism structure,wherein clothes are dropped on the horizontal bridge 805. Pole 106 isslided through the sleeve of horizontal bridge 805. Each side ofhorizontal bridge 805 need two (2) pole 106, connect with combiner 107at the center of sleeve as portrayed in composter structure 1000. Thefar end of the pole 106, on both sides of composite structure horizontalbridge 805, towards the end of pole 106 on the side which is not on thesurface of the dryer 1700, gets connected to T-joint 505.

1. A composite structure which is a bridge between washer and dryer,comprising: a substantially downward sloped ramp bridge, a ramp bridgeprovided with U-shaped vertical cross section, the ramp bridge becomeswide at the end of the ramp bridge, which allows the said clothes toslide down into the mouth of the dryer without falling to the floor.Said ramp bridge has walls on either side of the ramp to ensure a properchannel system is established. Said ramp bridge has ribs underneath oneither side to ensure the U-shaped cross section of ramp bridge ismaintained. These ribs run throughout the bottom side until the pointwhere the said ramp bridge will start to become wide. A strap stitchedto the bottom center to the ramp bridge facilitates to hold the rampbridge together when folded.
 2. The ramp bridge as described in claim-1wherein said device further comprises of sleeves on either side, toallow poles to slide through.
 3. The ramp bridge as described in claim-2wherein said device further comprises combiner to hold together twopoles to further increase the overall length of the pole.
 4. The rampbridge as described in claim-3 wherein said device can be suspended inthe gap between two surfaces at a height above the ground or floor, bytalking support of the poles on the surfaces of the appliances at aheight from the floor.
 5. The Ramp bridge as described in claim-4wherein said ramp bridge is used to move things, reduce the number of toand from moments of the user to bend pick clothes from said washer topload or side load and drop them in the said dryer top load or side load.6. The ramp bridge as described in claim-1 wherein said ramp bridgemaybe folded into half for storage/compatibility.
 7. The ramp bridge asdescribed in claim- 1 wherein said ramp bridge can be wrapped around thepole for portability.
 8. The ramp bridge as described in claim-4 wherein said device is used to prevent washed clothes from falling to groundand become dirty.
 9. The ramp bridge as described in claim-4 whereinsaid device is used for quick transfer of washed clothes from washer todryer.
 10. The ramp bridge as described in claim-4 wherein said deviceis used to prevent back pain, due to prolonged and continuous bendingand turning.
 11. The ramp bridge as described un claim-4 wherein saiddevice is used to make a quick transfer of things such as clothes etc.but not limited to.
 12. The ramp bridge as described in claim-4 can beused to transfer clothes between a washer top load and dryer side load,while the arrange of these two appliances is such that they face eachother.
 13. The ramp bridge as described in claim-3 further stitched atsix (6) different locations inside of ramp bridge, which can be tied topole to adjust the angle of slope or declination.
 14. The ramp bridge asdescribed in claim-4 can be used to transfer clothes between side loadwasher and side load dryer while they face each other, adjusting thedeclination angle to zero (0) degrees.
 15. The ramp bridge as describedin claim-13 wherein said device further can be used between a side loadwasher and a side load dryer by adjusting the angle of declination tozero (0) degrees, there by transforming it to horizontal bridge.
 16. Theramp bridge as described in claim-3 herein said device further comprisesof T-joint connected to the end of pole on the side where thedeclination of said ramp bridge starts on either side of said rampbridge.
 17. The ramp bridge as described in claim- 16 wherein saiddevice further comprises of said pole, running through the said T-joinhorizontally, thus connecting said poles on either side of ramp bridge,to bring more stability and to ensure the pole are connected.
 18. Theramp bridge as described in claim-17, wherein said device comprises ofsaid pole connected to said T-joint to the opening at the bottom ofT-joint, and same arrangement is made on the either side of said rampbridge.
 19. The ramp bridge as described in claim-18, wherein saiddevice further comprises of said combiner connected to the said pole atthe remaining end.
 20. The ramp bridge as described in claim-19, whereinsaid device further comprises of said poles connected vertically to eachcombiner located on both sides of said ramp bridge.
 21. The ramp bridgeas described in claim-20, wherein said device further comprises of saidbase connected to the remaining side of vertical pole on either side ofsaid ramp bridge.
 22. The ramp bridge as described in claim-21, can beused to transfer clothes between a top load washer and a dryer sideload, wherein said washer and dryer are sitting side by side to eachother.
 23. The ramp bridge as described in claim-22, can be used toprevent back pain, for quick and efficient transfer of clothes toprevent clothes from falling on the ground and get dirty.
 24. The rampbridge as described in claim-21, can be used with side load washer andside load dryer for transfer of clothes, wherein washer and dryer aresitting side by side.
 25. The ramp bridge as described in claim-24, canbe used to prevent back pain caused due to frequent to and from momentbetween washer and dryer from quick and efficient transfer of clothes toprevent clothes from falling on the ground and get dirty.
 26. Thehorizontal bridge as described in claim-13 can further be modified andbe used between top load washer and top load dryer facing each other,wherein using the said rope, declination angle be made zero (0) degrees.27. The ramp bridge described in claim-21, wherein further modified ashorizontal bridge by adjusting the declination angle to zero (0) degreesusing the said rope or thread.
 28. The horizontal bridge as described inclaim-27, can be used to transfer clothes from side load washer to topload dryer, sitting side by side, wherein the horizontal poles areplaced on the mouth of the dryer.
 29. The ramp bridge as described inclaim-21, can further be used, where the ramp bridge is into the mouthof the dryer side load, however the washer top load and dryer side loadare at right angle to each other.
 30. The ramp bridge as described inclaim-21, can be used where the ramp bridge is into the mouth of theside load dryer, the horizontal poles resting on the surface of dryer,vertical poles touching the ground. Wherein washer is side load. Thewasher side load and dryer side load are at right angle to each other.31. The horizontal bridge as described in claim-27, can further be used,wherein dryer top load and washer side load are at right angle to eachother. Wherein the horizontal poles are placed on the top surface ofdryer to load, and vertical poles are placed on ground.
 32. Thehorizontal bridge as described in claim-4, can further be used, whereinthe dryer to load and washer top load, are at right angle to each other.Where the horizontal bridge is rested diagonally on surfaces of thedryer top load and washer top load.